Spoon.



I. B. HARN.

SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 'I 1909.

944,091 Patented Dec.21,1909.

IDA B. HAIRIN', F HOOPESTON, ILLINOIS.

SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pal antd 2], 1909,

Application filed July 7, 1909f Serial No. 506,301.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ina B. Hana, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoopeston, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spoons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in spoons and has for its object to provide a spoon, so formed'that the edge of the spoon may be brought into contact with the inner surface of preservlng jars whereby the entire contents may be removed therefrom.

It is the object of my invention to provide a spoon of this character, formed with a lateral extension upon one edge of the spoonbowl, the edge of the extension being disposed in parallel relation to the longitudinal center of the bowl, said extension being of the same lateral curvature as the bowl.

A further. obi'ect is to provide a spoon having a latera at the end of the bowl for contact with the bottom of the ar or other receptacle.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the present-invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended clanns, it being understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without. departing from the-spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the use of my improved spoon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the spoon. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In removing preserves from ars or other cylindrical receptacles, it is a difficult matter to bring the edge of the spoon into contact with the inner surface of the jar, and it is the object of the present invention to provide a spoon which is so formed that the removal of the contents of the jar may be greatly facilitated. To this end I have provided a spoon which is formed with the integral lateral extension 1, upon one edge of the bowl 2. The usual handle 3 is of course provided at one end of the bowl, the spoonbowl being of the usual oval form. The extension 1 is a continuation of the spoonly extended scraping edge bowl, being of the same curvature to provide an unbroken inner and outer surface.

It will be noticed from reference to Fig. 2, that the ends 4 and are disposed at right angles to the longitudinal center of the spoon, the outer end 4: being of greater length than the inner end 5 thereof, owing to the curvature of the spoon-bowl, as shown in dotted lines. An extended edge is thus formed at the outer end of the spoon and provides a scraping blade which is adapted 'to contact with the bottom of the jar. As

the bowl is both longitudinally and laterally curved, it will be seen that the entire longitudinal edge of the extension may be brought into contact with the cylindrical inner surface of the jar, and upon imparting a circular movement to the spoon, the preserves may be scraped therefrom and easily removed. In this manner the entire contents of the jar can be used, without the necessity of protruding the fingers therein, in the endeavor to scrape the inner surface thereof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that. I have provided an extremely novel and useful spoon, by means of which the great annoyance which has heretofore been experienced in removing the contents of preserving jars which have ,almost been exhausted, is obviated and may be accomplished very quickly and with but little trouble. It will be understood that the spoon may be made in various sizes for kitchen or table use, and may be formed of tin, nickeled ware, or'any other desired material.

The spoon is all formed of one piece of material and it will be obvious that but little expense would be required in the manufacture of the device. It is also highly efiicient and practically indestructible in use.

It should be noted that in the use of the spoon the moment the material is engaged by the edge of the extension 1, it is held within the curved bowl, as the extension is inclined inwardly into the bowl so that the material will be on the sloping sides of the bowl.

What is claimed is:

1. An implement for removing material from jars and the like comprising an oval spoon bowl having a handle at one end, said bowl having a lateral extension integrally formed upon one edge thereof and extending the entire length of the bowl, said extension being ofthe same lateral curvature as the bowl, the side edge of the extension being longitudinally and concavely curved, and the outer end edge thereof extending at a right angle to the longitudinal center of the bowl to form a bottom-scraping edge.

cavely arcuate and forming a shoulder at the end of the bowl adjacent the handle, for engagement beneath the neck of jars and the 1 like and forming a transverse bottom-scrap- 2. An implement for removing material 1 ing edge at its outer extremityfor the purfrom jars and the like comprising an oval spoon bowl arcuate in transverse sect-ion and in longitudinal section, sald bowl having an integral extension at one side thereof throughout its length, said extension being of the same curvature as the bowl, the longitudinal edge of the extension being conposes described.

- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. a

' IDA B. HAHN. Vitnesses:

lVLAMIE KAVANAUGH, D. D. GILMAN. 

